Opinion

Several weeks ago, a horde of well-armed Kochie nomads, probably assisted by Afghan-government supported Taliban fighters secreted over the Pakistani border, wrecked farms, burned homes, murdered men, women and children, and killed livestock in the Hazara heartland of Beshood. This brazen attack and the profoundly distressing situation surrounding it have been virtually neglected by the English language press, perhaps overshadowed by the Olympics and Russia’s similarly grievous attack on (...)

by Dr. Deepali Gaur Singh - Kabulpress.org correspondent in India
The Indian presence in Afghanistan received another body blow in the early weeks of July with the bombing at the Indian Embassy, shattering, with it, the lives and dreams of many visa-hopefuls lined up outside. The third this year alone, it was one of the most lethal attacks on a 3,000-strong presence of Indians working here at various missions and development projects.
It was probably the first one in seven years of (...)

In today’s headlines most of the world’s press are trumpeting U.S. CIA chief, Michael Hayden that big gains have been made against Al-Qaeda. This could be good news, but the source must be considered. Should we really believe claims of the CIA director? What about the track record?
First of all, the CIA was certain Iraq possessed numerous stashes of weapons of mass destruction, including chemical and biological. It convinced the world that Iraq was importing aluminum tubes to (...)

The current conflict in Afghanistan is a battle of will, the war challenges the will of international community to fight in Afghanistan, the will of Afghans in the future of their country, and finally the will of Taliban and insurgents to continue their battle against foreign troops. This story measures the will of Afghans and the lack of a self-rooted cause for having a peaceful country.
The will and motivation of international community to continue the war is less than their resources. (...)

March 20. The United Nations today extended, by one year, the mandate of its mission in Afghanistan.
Its resolution doesn’t appear to have much meat, but plenty of high-concept political promises to “reaffirm, stress, recall, recognize, welcome, promote, continue, call upon, call for, support, request,” and finally “Decide(s) to remain actively seized of the matter.” Feel better now?
So, what will the U.N. actually DO in Afghanistan? It has been nearly three years since I spent five weeks (...)

I found this article on CNN’s website. Why isn’t the US government taking care of these people? This should shame every American, and especially those who planned and executed the Iraqi invasion and have overseen the horrible mismanagement of the Iraq and Afghan occupations.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Shada’s back aches more and more each day as she literally bears her family’s burden. Clothed in a black robe, she strains under her husband’s weight.
Murtada, a 29-year-old taxi driver, was once a (...)

The New York Times today had a list of the presidential candidates’ stands on various relevant topics. Of course, Iraq was near the top of the list. It was disappointing to see that the the Times only mentioned troop removal as the solution to Iraq’s problems. A more comprehensive plan that included an intensive re-building of infrastructure: education, sanitation, energy, health, transportation, and a judicial system would be more productive than just getting the troops home as soon as (...)

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The unofficial message from the West to victims of oppression is:
“We will liberate you as long as your women agree to service our officials and contractors.”
That is a sad reality of both NATO and United Nations peacekeeping missions.
The U.S. State Department’s “Trafficking in Persons Report 2010" highlights the continuing growth of brothels in Kabul following the U.S. invasion in 2001. Many of the victims are poor Afghan women. A press release issued on January 13, 2011, by the U.S. (...)

Last week Sergeant Aaron X. Wittman of Chester, Virginia was shot and killed while on a mounted patrol with the Third Infantry Division in the Khogyani District of Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan. He was the first U.S. combat death of 2013. His death and funeral were ignored by President Obama, Vice-President Biden, Secretary of Defense Panetta, Secretary of State Clinton, all of Congress and 99.9% of the U.S. news media.
Last month 13 other anonymous Americans were killed in (...)

Some people, mostly conservative Western pundits are shocked and accuse Obama of not deserving the Nobel Peace Prize. They claim Obama has done nothing to deserve such a high honor of peace. Not true.
Most criticism comes from those on the American right who disrespect the idea of an African-American being President of the United States of America. They refuse to recognize what a great achievement it is. Their belittlement underscores the lifetime of race-based hurdles and barricades (...)

The U.S. Department of State is losing America’s global war on terror. It has wasted tens of billions of dollars in conflict countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Egypt and elsewhere. America’s enemies are surging in every one of these venues. The Obama Administration should conduct an impartial strategic review, and if it does so it would conclude that the United States needs two State Departments. The first, staffed by Foreign Service Officers (FSOs), would be assigned (...)

25 February 2012, by Matthew J. Nasuti (Former U.S. Air Force Captain)

In a little noticed Internet advertisement, Virginia-based Veritiss, LLC, is promising a $7,000 - $12,000 signing bonus, plus annual salaries of up to $237,000, plus living expenses, for anyone who can translate Pashto (the language of the Taliban) into English. The posting are for Afghanistan, and Qatar, where Veritiss is apparently under contract to the National Security Agency to supply translators for intercepted conversations between the proposed Taliban office in Qatar and Taliban (...)

Let`s put a point on the meaning of Immigration and Revolution. Immigration: the process of coming to live permanently or temporarily in a country which is not your own. Revolution: A great change in conditions, ways of working, beliefs, etc. that effects large number of people from different angles. Hazara people are historically the most restrained ethnic group and have witnessed slight improvements in the circumstances even with the setup of modern Afghanistan. The discrimination (...)

India is home to one of the largest refugee papulation in the world, according to the UNHCR India, there are close to 2 lakh refugees and asylum seekers residing in India of whom 31,000 of them are registered with UNHCR. People fleeing war and conflict in Afghanistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Palestine, Tibet, Syria and other neighboring and non-neighboring countries made their ways to India in order to survive and protect their lives and dignity. Steady flows of involuntary migrants and (...)

A person does not shoot their friends. It is that simple. The recent dramatic increase in Afghan military and security personnel firing on American, British, Australian and other NATO trainers should be cause for alarm. That alarm should be causing NATO officials to rethink their unprofessional and half-hearted training efforts, as those efforts are aggravating tensions and increasing risks to their own forces. The problem is that bureaucracies are loath to admit mistakes, especially (...)

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